Racial favoritism charged in apportionment suit in Alabama
A Montgomery circuit court suit seeks to force statehouse reapportionment arguing racial favoritism in current membership. Petitioners want a temporary restraining order blocking multi-member counties until population-based redistricting is done. The case challenges county representation parity and cites due process protections.
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Montgomery
Ala
State House of Representatives
Walter B. Jones
L. P. Waid, Jr
Oneonta
Claud D. Scruggs
Guntersville
Waid
Scruggs
Senate
House
Albert Carmichael
North Alabama
Marshall
Allens Deny Mobile Club Will Be Sold
Mobile club president Edgar Allen denies selling the Mobile franchise stating no sale and no switch. Sports editor Wirt Gammon predicted a sale to Knoxville interests and a move to Little Rock, with an estimated $100,000 gain for the Allens.
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Mobile
Ala
Edgar Allen
Chattanooga Times
Wirt Gammon
Allens
Edgar
Bob
Knoxville
Little Rock
Allen
Gammon
Stray Black and White Dog Missing Near Austin Ville
Strayed from home near Austin ville on August 27 a small black and white dog. Finder please call with details to reunite owner.
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Austinville
Markets Report From Decatur Farm Prices
Decatur markets list commodity prices for corn wheat oats and cereals. Includes new crop yellow corn ear $1.49 shelled $1.55 and white corn ear $1.94 shelled $2.00. Poultry prices: broilers 25c delivered hens heavy 18c. Eggs 80c a dozen. Cotton middling 39 1/2 and strict low 37. Percent moisture notes for corn and oats.
Cotton futures surge on strong demand and tight supply
New York cotton futures climbed to near a 30 year high as broad buying and bearish crop outlooks fueled gains. Trade notes cite tighter next spring supply, possible export curtailment by the Agriculture Department, and stocks of 1948 pooled cotton supporting the rally. Prices eased later with late afternoon quotes higher than the previous close.
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N. Y
New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Washington Trade Advices
Dept. of Agriculture
United States
Memphis Advices
Poultry market steady in North Georgia demand mixed
North Georgia live poultry market shows a barely steady to steady tone. Supplies are adequate for light sizes but short for 3 lb and larger. Prices paid FOB farm range 29 to 31 cents per pound for all weights, with most at 30 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Nashville Livestock Market Report September Prices
Nashville price report shows cattle 1 000 head slow near steady with baby beef weights active and steady. Cows, steers, heifers and bulls varied with common lots down 25 to 50 while stockers and feeders held 22 to 27. Hogs 600 head 25 lower with assorted weights mostly steady. Sheep 100 head steady with springers 24.50 to 26.00 and aged ewes down around 9.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Burns Fatal For Fort Payne Man In Gas Heater Incident
In Gadsden Alabama Hoyt Wilson coroner said John William Goodrum 55 died yesterday from burns after lighting a Butane gas water heater. His wife Bonnie Crain Goodrum suffered severe burns while trying to smother the flames.
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Gadsden
Ala
Fort Payne
Hoyt Wilson
DeKalb County
John William Goodrum
Wilson
Bonnie Crain Goodrum
Former Atlantic City Mayor Tom Taggart Jr Dies at 47
Former Atlantic City mayor Tom Taggart Jr a noted and controversial figure was found dead in his bed at home. Family said he appeared to have suffered a heart attack and died suddenly at age 47.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Tom Taggart, Jr
Toagart
Auto Workers Win Wage Increases Sweep Continues
The 1950 wage spiral nears Kaiser-Frazer as Ford completes a five year pact with an eight cent cost of living rise pending ratification. UAW President Reuther calls Ford deal a formality while Kaiser-Frazer faces pressure after quick strikes.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Kaiser-Frazer
Ford
K-F
UAW
Walter Reuther
Toll of Labor Day weekend includes many crashes drownings
A Labor Day travel report shows a record 410 toll and 65 drownings with 86 other deaths from accidents including plane and train crashes. Notable incidents include a DC-3 crash near Utica New York and a Milwaukee area train wreck. States list fatalities by category and location.
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Utica
N. Y
Milwaukee
Unclear Bomber Issue to be Addressed by United Nations
Diplomatic sources say the matter is for the U N rather than this government to consider. It was to be a focal point at this afternoon's session of the gap council at Lake Success New York. Any reaction to the shooting would be delayed until delegations receive instructions from their home governments.
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U. N
Gap Council
Lake Success
Oo Ee
Allied forces battle to hold northeastern front near Kyongju
Allied cavalry and engineers pressed toward Kyongju on a ridge above Pohang while air drops faltered due to rain. North Korean break through threats Taegu and the northern front, with 90,000 to 120,000 Reds attacking Anganyg and Kigye. Allied planes struggled in rain. Patton tanks and South Korean units faced heavy Russian tanks.
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Hobart R. Gay
Bem Price
Price
Kyongju
Pohang
Pusan
Taegu
U. S. 8Th Army
Kigye
Pohang-Yongchon Road
MacArthur
Anganyg
No Man’s-Land
Pohang- Taegu
Asault
U. S
Tokyo
Red
Jack MacBeth
Kumhwa
Yongsan
Naktong
Truman Criticizes Marine Corps as Propaganda Machine
President Truman writes Rep. McDonough that the Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and has a propaganda machine almost equal to Stalin's. He says Marines work with the Army and should remain under naval oversight, with no Marine representation on the joint chiefs. McDonough notes Truman's tone and cites no Marines comment.
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Washinggton
Truman
Marine Corps
Stalin’s
Rep. McDonough
R-Calif
McDonough
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Air Force
Navy
Mr. Truman
Congressman McDonough
Stalin
Naval Operations
Harry S. Truman
Congressional Record
Erratic Hurricane Dims Toward Northeast Over Florida
Storm formed in the Caribbean five days ago and moved slowly toward the Northeast. Wind Driven tides reached six to eight feet above normal as residents fled gulf coast areas and battened down inland. Warnings stretched from Daytona Beach to Savannah with northeast vised alerts up to Cape Hatteras.
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Caribbean
Gulf Coast
Daytona Beach
Savannah
Charleston
Cape Hatteras
Florida
Grady Norton
Tampa Bay
Bradenton
St. Petersburg
Anna Maria Island
Pinellas
Clearwater Beach
Fighter planes shot down in limited operations report
In limited operations, the forces reported dumps and 15 gun positions. Three U S fighter planes were downed by enemy ground fire.
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U. S
Truman Talk To Be Delayed
The White House said it is extremely unlikely President Truman can complete action this week on home front controls. Charles Ross said the speech will likely be early next week after the legislation is signed and implemented across government agencies.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Charles Ross
Congress
Victim Of Crash Is Improving Tuesday
Joe Frank Riseden of Austin Texas was reported in good condition after a crash caused by fleeing bandits. His mother Mrs W R Riseden of Thornton Texas was killed. Riseden suffered a broken jaw. One bandit was killed in the wreck and another shot dead by officers later in a cemetery after they had robbed a case of 3000 dollars.
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Phenix City
Ala
Joe Frank Riseden
Austin
Tex
Pat M. Daniel
W. R. Riseden
Thornton
Texas
Phenix City Hospital
Daniel
Hurricanes In Atlantic Threaten Caribbean And Florida
A hurricane crossed Cuba between Havana and Matanzas causing little damage then brushed Key West with minor impact before moving into the gulf. Another major hurricane formed southeast of Florida, 930 miles away, with 160 mph winds and broad gale reach. ships were warned to avoid it.
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Havana
Matanzas
Key West
Gulf
Atlantic
Florida
Puerto Rico
Community Notes Highlight Local Births Admits and Meet
Ed Johnson and family vacationed in Athens while births were reported in Decatur at Decatur General and Hamil Clinic hospitals. Admitted patients include Lois Johnson Edith Johnson Yetta Lee Greenwood E C Travis. Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce plans 7 PM meeting at Why Not cafe. TVA station records 66 degrees at 8 AM with no rain. highs reach 85.
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Lois Johnson
Loring Street
Fairview
Decatur General Hospital
Edith Johnson
Eleventh Avenue
Yetta Lee Greenwood
Fourth Avenue
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
T.V.A
Bat Flung From Bears Batter Strikes Fan in Mobile
Roy Smith of Joplin Missouri was struck on the head by a flying bat during a Bears versus New Orleans doubleheader in Mobile Alabama. Benny Taylor allegedly threw the bat in anger after a pop out. Smith wore glasses and suffered a severe forehead cut but no fracture was found. Taylor left with the team for Chattanooga and no disciplinary action had been taken.
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Mobile
Ala
Roy Smith
Joplin
Bears
New Orleans
Vincent Johnson
Benny Taylor
Smith
Edgar Allen
Johnson
Taylor
Allen
Chattanooga
Paul Chervinko
Death claims State Senator Forest Bridges of Notasulga
Notasulga Alabama September reports state Senator Forest Grady Bridges 56 longtime mayor of Notasulga for 22 years died after a cerebral hemorrhage on a downtown street shortly after a Labor Day picnic He served in the 1931 35 Macon county legislature and since 1947 as senator from the 26th district Survivors include his wife mother three daughters and two brothers Funeral services set for 11 a m tomorrow at First Methodist church
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Notasulga
Ala
Forest Grady Bridges
Bridges
Alabama Poultry Farms
Macon County
Macon County Board of Education
Bullock
Macon
W. J. Bridges
Roy Marcato
Athens
O. O. Connell Jr
Hilton Bentley
Ernest Bridges
Tuskegee
Chester Bridges
First Methodist Church
Law proposes single acreage quota for all peanut varieties
Ellender reported the agriculture committee voted 5 to 2 to defer action on the cotton acreage bill. The measure would let the Secretary of Agriculture set quotas for 1951 and 1952 crops and count plantings over quotas toward future quotas. Peanuts would be divided into three groups with possible separate quotas after a grower referendum.
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Ellender
Hoey
Aiken
RVI
Thye
R-Minn
Young
R-Nd
Holland
D-Fla
Anderson
DNM
Secretary of Agriculture
Virginia-Carolina
Bar Rack Incident Mention Draws Attention
A fragment notes someone shifting toward the bar rack with no plan to hurl it into the stands, suggesting an attempt to avoid unnecessary violence or damage during a dispute.
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